Outdoor Safety Woonsocket RI

Going out into the great outdoors is an adventure that brings with it a host of challenges. Be prepared for survival situations of all kind with these articles on first aid, campfire safety, winter camping tips and much more.

you head to the backcountry without thinking through your outdoor adventure needs, you might be exchanging the rat race for a struggle of another kind. Depending on where you venture, you can face anything from great big bears to microscopic invaders . But nature should be exhilarating, not nerve-racking. After all, the Boy Scout motto is "Be Prepared" not "Be Paranoid."

Don't get ticked off with nature, bee aware of the ways to prevent and treat bites and stings。 Depending on where your outdoor adventure takes you, the natural beauty of your surroundings can be marred by insects. Mosquitoes, black flies, deer flies and ticks are more than North American summer annoyances. While North American mosquitoes won't give you malaria, they might carry West Nile virus. Some species of ticks carry Lyme disease, and anyone who's been bitten by a deer fly will wonder if Shakespeare had these voracious insects in mind when he had Shylock demand a pound of flesh.

Bleeding is a health hazzard and if not treated properly can lead to infections, even death. Learn how to treat bleeding and stay safe in the great outdoors at Nomadik.com. Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.

While most blisters become reabsorbed or rupture on their own without incident, sometimes an extremely uncomfortable blister needs attention. If your mother warned you never to burst a blister, she wasn't completely wrong.

Burns of all types can be serious health concerns, especially when travelling in the backcountry. Learn how to prevent and treat these health concerns at Nomadik.com. Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.

Campfires can be an integral part of outdoor life. Whether you gather around them to tell ghost stories or sing songs, light them for warmth or ambience, or just want to toast marshmallows, a crackling open-air fire can tempt even the most confirmed city slicker.

Hydration is important for more than quenching thirst. Without it, your blood becomes thicker, making your heart and other organs work harder and function less effectively. The combination of extreme heat and dehydration is a recipe for heatstroke.

Fires can make be the highlight of an evening spent under the stars or destroy acres of forest. Water can quench our thirst, float canoeists to remote locations or wash your tent away in a flash flood. With a little planning and Mother Nature permitting, it shouldn't be too hard to get what you want, in the desired quantities.

No matter how romantic the Christmas crooners make winter sound, there's nothing pleasant about Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Frostbite (frozen skin) can be serious. Unlike hypothermia , frostbite occurs only when skin comes in contact with extreme cold, and while it isn't likely to kill you, it can cause anything from painful but temporary damage to cell death requiring amputation.

If you've endured several months of cloudy winter, a hot summer's day can seduce you into thinking nothing can go wrong . Don't make the mistake of thinking only extreme desert heat can kill. Hot, humid conditions can bring on heat-related illnesses, too. While heat-related illnesses tend to hit children and the elderly more quickly than healthy adults, no one is immune.

Hypothermia is a life threatening condition caused by over exposure to cold temperatures. Learn how to prevent and treat this condition at Nomadik.com. Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.

Outdoor safety can make all the difference when it comes to having great outdoor adventures. At the risk of repeating ourselves, always, always, always inform others of where you are going. Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.

While spiders, snakes and scorpions make our skin crawl, their reputations are often worse than their bites. Although their mates have a 100 percent mortality rate, a black widow spider hasn't killed a human in North America for over a decade. Even the sting of the dreaded bark scorpion is rarely fatal. But this doesn't mean you shouldn't respect their potential to inflict harm.

The bad news: A sunny day can turn into a tempest without notice. The good news: You don't have to be a trained meteorologist to see a storm heading your way. While we aren't recommending you skip the weather report , knowing what to look for in the sky enables you to forecast - with a reasonable amount of accuracy - if you're in for stormy weather.

Only spelunkers are immune to sunburn. For boaters, climbers, hikers and winter sport enthusiasts, being exposed to high levels of skin-damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays are par for the outdoor course. While symptoms of sunburn vary from tender, sensitive, red skin (first-degree burn) to swelling and blistering (second-degree burn), the best prevention is "slip, slop, slap."

If your camp stove fails or you run out of fuel in the summer, going without your morning coffee will be your biggest hardship. But with hypothermia as a constant threat to winter campers, knowing how to light a winter campfire is a must. Even though our green pages suggest leaving fallen wood where it lies, in an emergency, you can break some environmental rules without guilt.